Bccc Application Fee Raised To $25 From $10 Briefly

The application fee for students wishing to attend Bucks County Community College will be raised to $25 next year.

Prospective students currently pay a fee of $10 to apply for admission to the community college.

Curt Yeske, a spokesman, said it is the first time in 20 years that the college has raised the application fee.

The college expects to bring in more than $75,000 in additional revenue due to the increased fee, the spokesman said.

Yeske said the increase is necessary because it costs much more than $10 to process an application for admission. In addition, he said, the community college has decided to implement a new testing program for incoming students, the cost of which will be financed by the increased application fee.

New students will be required next year to take tests in reading, writing and mathematics to determine if their skills are up to college level. If their skills in those areas are found to be below college level, Yeske said the students will be required to take remedial courses.

Part-time students who have accumulated fewer than 16 credits have until January 1987 to take the test.

Yeske said the $25 fee is still below what other community colleges in Pennsylvania charge. Some colleges require students to pay application fees of $40 or $50, he said.